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Mays Trounces the Field in December 1 NHC Qualifier
December 01, 2018
Monmouth Park’s $250 NHC Qualifier was held Saturday, December 1 and the winner was Darryl Mays of Plainfield, NJ.
Mays bested a field that included 170 entries. He turned his starting $150 bankroll into $2,228.50 by betting races from Aqueduct, Gulfstream and Tampa Bay.Contest players could only bet win, place and/or show and needed to bet a minimum of $15 per race.
By finishing first, Mays takes home the first-place cash prize of $5,200. In addition, he takes home his second seat to the 2019 National Horseplayers Championship. Second-place finisher Stelios Kandias is also headed to the NHC.
Monmouth Park’s next handicapping contest is coming up on Saturday, December 29. It will be a $400 LAST CHANCE NHC qualifier using races from Gulfstream, Aqueduct and Tampa Bay and awarding NHC seats to the Top 5 finishers.
In total, the Top 10 finishers are:
| Finish | Name | Bankroll | Prize |
| 1st | Darryl Mays | $2,228.50 | $5,200+NHC Seat |
| 2nd | Stelios Kandias | $910 | $2,080+NHC Seat |
| 3rd | Eric Wing | $667.50 | $1,248 |
| 4th | Michael Christadore | $650 | $728 |
| 5th | Alan Levitt | $508 | $364 |
| 6th | Damiano Sasso | $500 | $156 |
| 7th | Fiore Esposito | $500 | $156 |
| 8th | Larry Hall | $400.25 | $156 |
| 9th | Michael Sweeney | $300.50 | $156 |
| 10th | Doug Schenk | $181 | $156 |
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